hipopótamo
See also: hipopotamo
Portuguese
hipopótamo (Hippopotamus amphibius)
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos, “river horse”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.poˈpɔ.ta.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /i.poˈpɔ.ta.mo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.pɔˈpɔ.tɐ.mu/
- Hyphenation: hi‧po‧pó‧ta‧mo
Noun
hipopótamo m (plural hipopótamos, feminine hipopótama, feminine plural hipopótamas)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos, “river horse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ipoˈpotamo/ [i.poˈpo.t̪a.mo]
- (Castilian)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -otamo
- Syllabification: hi‧po‧pó‧ta‧mo
Noun
hipopótamo m (plural hipopótamos, feminine hipopótama, feminine plural hipopótamas)
Further reading
- “hipopótamo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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